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what microsoft stands for is exactly what gnu/linux is against. microsoft has taken away your freedom in the software world if you use windows, they seek to control your computer usage through technologies like Trecherous(trusted) Computing and DRM. if microsoft has its way it will succeed in convincing the government that YOU should not be in control of your computer, and it should be. stand up against software patents, trecherous computing, drm, and the closed source model because not only does it take your freedom away, but it prevents progress in the computing world.

i think the dungeon siege community can feel what i am talking about here. i can't count the number of times i have heard complaints (and complained myself) about a part of the dungeon siege engine being hardcoded, or not making sense. if dungeon siege were free (as in freedom of speech) software we could study the source code, fix what is wrong, and no longer need to complain about things being hardcoded. now you see the advantage of free (as in speech) software, and the disadvantages of proprietary.

if you would like to learn more about free software, you should head over to http://www.fsf.org or http://www.gnu.org and you too can liberate yourself from the corporate shackles of the software world. say no to proprietary software.